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What are the various types of Otoacousitc emission testing?
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Spontaneous
Transient Evoked Distortion-Product Evoked |
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What does the immittance test battery include?
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Tympanometry
Acoustic reflex Reflex decay |
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What tests are included in the Universal Hearing Screenigs done in the NICU?
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OAE-Otoacousitc emission
ABR |
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What is refereed to as the speech banana?
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This is the area where speech sounds have the greatest energy?
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What does a still blue box indicate on audiogram ?
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Masked air conduction in the left ear.
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What degree of hearing loss would be noted in the range of 41-55 dB HL?
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Moderate hearing loss
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What does it mean if someone has a "sloping" hearing loss?
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The individual's thresholds for high frequencies are at least 20 dB poorer than for low frequencies.
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What does the speech awareness threshold (SAT) tell us?
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The threshold of DETECTED speech.
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What does the Spondee Threshold Test (AKA SRT) tell us?
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The threshold of RECOGNITION of familiar, two syllable words with equal stress on each syllable, such as sidewalk, carpool
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What does the word recognition test for?
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Speech DISCRIMINATION at one level of loudness of unfamiliar one-syllable words.
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What is the definition of a threshold?
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The lowest level of sound at which a person can hear in the range important to understand speech.
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What is the definition of suprathreshold?
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Suprathreshold how well the individual understands that which he has heard.
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What are three available tests for pediatric audiometric testing?
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BOA- behavioral observation audiometry
VRA-Visual reinforcement audiometry Play audiometry |
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Which pediatric test would be used for a 5 month old baby?
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VRA-Visual reinforcement audiometry
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What is the first step in the evaluation process?
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An Otoscopy. A visual inspection of the ear canal and ear drum.
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What are Auditory Evoked Potentials (AEP)?
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It is an objective method to assess the integrity of the peripheral and central auditory systems.
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What are the different categories of AEP's?
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ECoG-Electrochocleography
ABR-Auditory Brain stem respone MLR- Mid Latency Response LLR- Late Latency Response ASSR (Auditory Steady-State Response) |
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What is a weakness of the ASSR?
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It cannot adequately differentiate between a severe and profound hearing loss in infants.
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What does the Electronystagmography (ENG) measure?
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To test for the presence of dizziness and vertigo.
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What does the Posturography test for?
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Also know as the Test of Balance, (TOB) it measures posture control while standing still and during movement.
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What is the purpose of The Handicap Screening tool?
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1) To gain information as to how the individual perceives his hearing loss and how it interferes with their life.
2) Also can be used as a screening tool. |
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What is the difference between an audiogram report and a letter report?
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A letter report may not include an audiogram and is more comprehensive than a audiogram report. An audiogram is often used within the staff at a hospital or school.
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What is the pure tone test and what does it measure?
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The pure tone test measure thresholds for bone conduction and air conduction at each octave frequency across the range.
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What does a type As tympanogram indicate?
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Otosclerosis- this a disease of the bone which surrounds the footplate of the stapes.
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What does a type B tympanogram look like?
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Flat- no peak
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